adikuasa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay adikuasa. By surface analysis, adi- +‎ kuasa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /adikuˈasa/ [a.di.kuˈa.sa]
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: a‧di‧ku‧a‧sa

Noun

adikuasa (plural adikuasa-adikuasa)

  1. superpower
    Synonym: adidaya

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From adi- +‎ kuasa.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /adiˈkwasə/ [a.diˈkwa.sə]
    • Rhymes: -asə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /adiˈkwasa/ [a.diˈkwa.sa]
    • Rhymes: -asa
  • Hyphenation: a‧di‧kua‧sa

Noun

adikuasa (Jawi spelling اديکواس, plural adikuasa-adikuasa)

  1. superpower

Further reading